A
midshipman is an
officer cadet or a
commissioned officer candidate of the junior-most rank, in the
Royal Navy,
United States Navy, and many
Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include
Australia,
Bangladesh,
Namibia,
New Zealand,
South Africa,
India,
Pakistan,
Singapore,
Sri Lanka and
Kenya. The rank was also used, prior to 1968, by the
Royal Canadian Navy, but upon the creation of the
Canadian Forces the rank of midshipman was replaced with the rank of naval cadet.